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Gabby Giffords Fires Gun for Publicity, Then Calls for More Gun Control

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Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly have embarked on a 7 day anti gun tour to push for more gun control legislation in various parts of the country.

Their first stop, a Las Vegas shooting range. Nevada’s governor recently vetoed universal background check legislation that was passed by the state legislature there.

Taking a handgun in her left hand, Giffords fired a single shot down range and then waved to the crowd. This was supposedly the first time Giffords has fired a gun since she was shot by Jared Lee Loughner in January of 2011. That was the end of the portion of the event that could be considered anything remotely pro-gun.

Giffords and Kelly tried to make the connection that they were proud gun owners, but support stricter legislation.

“Some might consider me an unlikely advocate for gun rights because I sustained terrible injuries in a violent shooting,” Giffrods wrote in an op-ed published Monday in USA Today. “But I’m a patriot, and I believe the right to bear arms is a definitive part of our American heritage.”